Surviving or Thriving? A verbal and visual collection of a Canadian/Brit's life in Sweden

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Forget Elephants, I have the Vocabulary of a Goat I really love words. It’s unfortunate I am forgetting so many. It happens to the best of us. It can be caused by the onset of dementia, growing old, too much information in your brain, or it may be self inflicted…as it is for me. I moved…

OK. So I have been super quiet for ages. I do still exist, even if only as electrical impulses. Yesterday marked the forth year since I left Vancouver for Stockholm. I posted this fact on Facebook, which prompted me to review old posts and quotes about my first few months living in Stockholm. During the…

After writing My Favorite Words, I found myself compelled to look for more. I only knew three of the words previously; the rest are new and silly sounding words, some roll off the tongue, and others, when said out loud, completely make sense! You can find more info at Dictionary-Reference although I have included the short definition,…

As an expat living in a foreign country, you realize after a couple of years (or sooner) that your ability to recall words in your mother tongue becomes increasingly difficult. I struggle almost on a daily basis to think of a word for something, especially when asked by a colleague. Although I work in English…

The thought occurred to me the other day that I never clarified or explained these mixed emotions for which this website is named. The phrase was “created” after I decided to move to Sweden. I realized that I loved Vancouver and my life there so much that this was a bittersweet move, no matter how…

English vs Svenska I just got back from a holiday to England−my birth country, a place where I lived for some of my formative years (18-23), and a place where all but 2 of my relatives live. It was a very hectic but enjoyable visit, jumping between friends and family I have not seen for…

Just for fun, I thought I would post some of the silly things I did because I was new to Sweden (of course, I am still new, but a little wiser now). The alphabet I started taking Swedish lessons at SFI in earnest in October 2009, but prior to moving here, from April to October…